Decision details

Request to approve a contract variation in accordance with Contracts Procedure Rule (CPR) 21.7 to vary the contract awarded to Developing Initiatives for Support in the Community (DISC) for the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Rec

Reference: D43507

Decision Maker: Director of Public Health

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

As a direct result of the Public Health Grant cuts announced by the Government, the Director of Public Health has given approval to reduce the annual contract value of the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service (known as Forward Leeds) by £170,000 (2%) p.a. from £8,499,730 p.a. to £8,329,730 p.a.. The reduction will apply from 1 July 2016 with a full annual amount being realised in 2016/17 as follows :

2016-17 Original Value Revised Value Reduction
(1 Mar – 30 Jun 2016) 2,124,933 2,124,933 -
(1 Apr 2016 – 30 Jun 2017) 6,374,797 6,204,797 170,000
Total 8,499,730* 8,329,730* 170,000*
*Investment in the service by the Leeds Clinical Commissioning Groups is not included in these figures and remains unchanged.

In accordance with CPR 21.7, Strategy and Commissioning has already consulted and agreed the reduced contract value with DISC.
Discussions are ongoing to identify, agree and implement further annual savings equating to 10% of the original contract value with effect from 1 April 2017. The outcome of these discussions will be the subject of a separate report and DDN later in the year.

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Contact: Helen Moran, Commissioning and Contracts Officer 0113 3957576 Email: helen.moran@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 28/06/2016

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